Stump-puller



J. H. RSEIVIEYER.7

STUMP FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED1ULY1S, 1920.

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sTurwP FULLER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 13, |920.

Patented July 5, 192k 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Iman/Coz ylosemeeyn JOHN HENRY ROSEMEYER, @E ELEVIIRA, DAHO.

Application filed July 13,

aliy present invention relates generally to stump pullers, and more particularly to a read portable apparatus capa-ble of being f-.ldy set up in place and et effective operation `tor the intended purposes, and my object is the provision of a simple comparatively inexpensive apparatus which Will be strong;` and durable 'in use.

ln the accompanying drawings illustrati ng my invention and 'forming a part of this specilication,

Figure 1 is a side elevation showingV the parts in position for transportation,

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the apparatus in operative position7 Fig. 3 is a top pla-n view,

Fig. 4C is an enlarged top plan view of the cable connector or hitch, and

Fig` 5 is a. detail perspective view of the tree end of the cable showing the same looped as it is looped in practice around the cable grip or hitch of Fig. d.

Ref ing non7 to these igzjures my inventionproposes an apparatus which includes a main lll-shaped traine 10. having` forwardly projecting parallel. extensions 11 terminating at theirl free ends in beveled ground engaging shoes 12. The main frame supoorts at its rear portion a second U-shaped 'trame 13 secured thereon and in turn supporting' bearings 1d for the ends of a drum shait 15 on which a Winding` drum 16 is dis- `nosed. This drum has ratchet Wheels 1'4" at Vi 1 opposite ends engaged by rear paivls 18 mounted in connection with the supplemental imc 13 and operating to prevent rearivai rotation of the drum. rThe tivo ratchet l are also engaged hy pivoted pavvls nu s 1( l or' a pair of operating bars 20 having for- Ward handle portions 21 adjacent to the for- 'afard ends oit` the r .in iframe and having their i g ends pivoted on a shaft 22 Whose ends a disposed .in bearings 23 upon up- -;tan ding side brackets 24 whose feet 25 are bolted through the main trame 10 land the supplemental frame 13.

it opposite sides of the main frame a pair et triangular side plates 26 are securely Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1921.,

1920. Serial ll'o. 395,879.

mounted, which cooperate With the main li ine in supporting' stub axles 27 for the side wheels 2S on which the frame, in fact he apparatus as a Whole is readily portable when the forward ends oi.' the iframe eX- le i ns 11 are raised from the ground and the rrame is generally in the horizontal posii n shoivn in Fig. 1.

rThe operating bars 2O may be utilized independently or in conjunction With one an other by one or two operators and each downward movement thereof serves to impart rotative movement to the drum 16 for the purpose ot Winding,` the stump pulling cable 29 thereon.

The side plates 26 have lovver rear clevises or connecting` members 30, to which flexible connections 31 are secured at one end. ldlhen the tra-nie is set up for operation these flexible connections 31 are extended. rearwardly and toward opposite sides as seen in Fig. 3 and securely fastened to anchers, either in the nature of driven posts,

in and 41., This hitch is oit oval sha e4 as indicated at 38, and has a grooved periphery into which the 'ree end of the stump pullingv cable 29 may be extended. lt is also ended with an. inner upper transverse ove '2-Sl through which the extremity 40 of hable may be extended beneath one side por tion of the loop 4-.1 Which extends around and within the peripheral groove of the hitch or connector as seen in Fig. 5 so as to thus elicctively lock the cable in connection with the hitcl ln extending` the stump pulling cable 29 igom the drum 1G, it is first passed through a block 42. which block carries a stump attaching cable 1113, and after passage through the block 2 the pulling' cable 29 is then adjustably connected to the hitch 38 so that with the stump attaching` cable 43 properly attached'around a stump 44 to be pulled as in l? 2 and strain in operation will be supperted through the side plates Qband the anchoring cables connections 31 so as to relieve the main frame of substantial pow bil tions of the load and strain, giving greater and more effective life to the frame or rather the device as a whole.

lt is thus obvious, from a comparison ot' Figs. l and 9 that when setting up the niachine for operation it is simply necessary to drop its ground enge-,ging` sho-es l2 into contact with the ground and extend the anchoring cables 3l around driven posts or other artilicial or permanent anchors. r1ihe stump atta fhingf,` cable -i-l is then extended around the stump and the free end oli the pulling .or winding` cable 29 is extended through the block l2 and secured in adjusted position to the connector or hitch 37 in the manner most plainly seen in lllig. lilith the parts in this position the operating bars 2l) are shifted vertically, either in unison or in alternately opposite directions, ay one or two operators, and as above explained, the pulling strain thrown on the parts in operation is taken more particularly. by the side plates 26 so as to relieve undue strain upon the frame and thus promote the toregoing advantages as regards strength and durability.

l claim:

1. A stump puller comprising a main U- shaped frame having the 'forward tree end ot its extensions provided with beveled Vground engaging shoes, a supplemental frame secured on the main trame, a vdrum having bearing in the supplemental Jraine, l

. plates, a pulley carrying connection secured at its rear ends to the upper forward portions ott the said side plates and having a .ltorwardly extending iree end, and a hitch piece carried by the said plate attaching connection with which the lree end ot the drum actuated cable has an adjustable connection.

2. A. stumppuller comprising a main U- shaped :trame having the forward tree end ot its extensions provided with beveled ground engaging shoes, a supplemental trame secured on the main iframe, a drum having bearing in the supplemental frame. side plates secured to the opposite sides of the main trame, stub axles carried by portions of said main trame and the said side plates, wheels mounted upon the said stub axles on which the trame is portable when the extensions of the mainl Ytrame are lifted trointhe ground, anchoring connections secured to and leading rearwardly from the lower portions of the said side plates, and a pulley carrying connection secured at its rear ends to the forward portions oit the said side plates in a plane substantially above the anchoringl connection and having a torwardly extending tree end.

A stump puller comprising a main U- shaped traine, a supplemental ll -shaped :traine secured to the inain traine, upstanding side .brackets secured to said frames, a drum journaled between the side portions olf the iframes, a stump pulling 'cable attached to the drum and having one free end, handle bars having journaled connections in the said upright brackets and operatively connect .l to the drum for rotating the latter, side plates secured to opposite sides of the frames, anchoring connections leading rearwardly from the said side plates, and connections leading torwardly from the side plates and havin means with which the free end oit the said drum cable is adjustably attach able.

il. if; stump puller comprising a inain llshaped trame, a supplemental U -shaped trame secured to the main ltrame, upstanding side brackets secured to said trames, a drum jeurnaled between the side portions of the frames, a stump pulling cable attached to the drum and having one free end, handle bars having` ournaled connections in the said upright brackets and operatively connected to the drum Yfor rotating the latter, side plates secured to opposite sides ot the frames, anchoring connections leading rearwardly from the said side plates, connections leading forwardly from the side plates and provided at their forward portions with a cable attaching member, and a stump attaching cable having a block through which the drum actuated cable is extended for adlinstable connection with the saidattaching means.

5. A stump puller comprising a main U- shaped frame, a supplemental U-shaped traine secured to the main trame, upstanding side brackets secured to said frames, a drum journaled between the side portions of the frames, a stump pulling cable attached to the drum and having one free end, handle bars having` journaled connections in the said upright brackets and operatively connected to the drum for rotating the latter, side plates secured to opposite sides of the frames, anchoring connections leading rearwardly from the said side plates, and connections leading forwardly from the side plates and having` means with which the iree end oic the said drum cable is adjustably attachable. stub axles supported by the main trame and the said side plates at opposite sides oi" the frame, and wheels mounted upon said stub axles on which the trame is Inovable from place to place.

ln testimony whereof l have atlixed my signature. 

